noblewoman
[noh-buh l-woo m-uh n]
noun, plural no·ble·wom·en.
a woman of noble birth or rank.
Origin of noblewoman
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empress, queen, baroness, lady, marquise, archduchess, countess, gentlewoman, duchess, peeress, princess, contessaExamples from the Web for noblewoman
Historical Examples of noblewoman
See a letter of Calvin to this noblewoman (Dec. 8, 1557), Lettres franç.
The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)Henry Martyn Baird
Well, my chick, suppose I were to make thee a noblewoman to-day?
FaustusFriedrich Maximilian von Klinger
He fell on his knees before the noblewoman and plead with her for mercy.
The Kreutzer Sonata and Other StoriesLeo Tolstoi
If a noblewoman's husband dies she need not expect to be a widow very long, for a man is required to manage her fief.
Life on a Mediaeval BaronyWilliam Stearns Davis
The noblewoman possessed an ideal: to sacrifice herself for her fellow beings; to serve them even at the cost of her own life.
The Enemies of WomenVicente Blasco Ibez
noblewoman
noun plural -women
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